locktite or no locktite

[comish71]

I am now in the process of reassembling after my flywheel bolts backed out (this happened twice). Being very gunshy and poor after replacing the parts twice, I would like to get a poll of who would place locktite and which one on the flywheel bolts. I have all brand new parts except for the crank on the flywheel assembly (pin, bolts, stator plate, trigger wheel, flywheel, magneto). Thanks folks.

[rev114]

I ordered my bolts from Jerry and they came with a loctite-like material on them.....

[comish71]

yep, i know that the locktite material is on there but they still backed out.

[jekvall]

I would use the 242 blue

[comish71]

I was definately leaning towards using locktite based on the other 2 incidents that I had. For the flywheel bolts on my car it calls for red, but I know were are dealing with 2 different animals.

[repsol]

I am now in the process of reassembling after my flywheel bolts backed out (this happened twice). Being very gunshy and poor after replacing the parts twice, I would like to get a poll of who would place locktite and which one on the flywheel bolts. I have all brand new parts except for the crank on the flywheel assembly (pin, bolts, stator plate, trigger wheel, flywheel, magneto). Thanks folks.

On this special spaces I us all times Loctite 648.

[oklagp1200r]

Twice!!!!!! What ski and year? How many hours the first time then the second? Stock ECU or you turning high rpm's?

[comish71]

it is an 06 rxp with riva s3, riva ecu. turns 8400, but is out of the water a lot in the chop.

[GTXX]

on something this critical I would use the red stuff and worry about getting the bolts out should I ever need to when that time comes. be sure to clean all of that yellow crap off of the bolts and chase the threads with a bolt with a flat spot ground onto it. chasing the threads with a tap can cut metal out and open up the thread clearance which can contribute to the bolts loosening.

[Speed_Freak_039A]

Use red. You can always heat the bolts to get them back out.